A human trafficking ring that enticed victims with promises of high-paying jobs, before subjecting them to a life filled with drugs and prostitution, has been caught out by the Hawks.

Three suspects were arrested this week, these individuals have been linked to separate human trafficking cases that spread across the country.

Speaking to IOL, Western Cape Hawks spokesperson, Captain Philani Nkwalase, said that Leandre Meryl Williams Ayuk (35), appeared in the Springbok Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Ayuk has been linked to a human trafficking ring.

“She allegedly recruited victims under false pretences to travel from Springbok to Cape Town. They were allegedly coerced to a life of drugs and prostitution on their arrival … two victims managed to escape and returned home,” Nkwalase said.

“Ayuk allegedly recruited the victims for her husband Edward Ayuk … also arrested for a similar offence back in September 2017.”

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